On the morning of December 7, 1941, a surprise attack by Japanese naval aviation on Pearl Harbor in the American-held island of Oahu thrust the United States into World War II. In detailing one of the most momentous events in American and world history, this program focuses on eyewitness accounts of American and Japanese veterans, some of whose stories have never been told. Its 15 chapters include "The Japanese Paradox," "The China Incident," "The Drift to War," "Eleven Minutes of Terror," "Battleship Row," "Hell in the Harbor," "Rescue and Escape," "Salvage Effort," "What Went Wrong?," and "Pearl Harbor in Retrospect." A bonus feature is the U.S. Government film December 7th. Directed by acclaimed cinematographer Gregg Toland, it dramatizes the events that precipitated the attack.